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Using VFP to Create a CD-ROM Product
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01/08/1998 13:49:54
 
 
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30/07/1998 16:47:52
Jerry Tovar
Dana Corporation Dana It
Maumee, Ohio, United States
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Visual FoxPro
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Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00122646
Message ID:
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>>I am posting this message to see if anyone on UT has had experience with using VFP as part of CD-ROM-based product.
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>Steve,
>
>We produce a CD written in VFP3. We have been doing this for a few years and are currently in the process of having our 4th release pressed.
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>We basically install the EXE on the user's hard drive and leave the data on the CD. We have about 40 dbfs, cdxs, and fpts on the CD. The disk space it takes up is about 300 megs.
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>The performance is good. We do have to ask the user for their CD-Rom drive letter the first time they use the program. We store this is a table on their drive.
>
>Jerryt

Jerry,

Thanks for your note. I am encouraged to hear your comments about performance. I met with my client yesterday, and it looks like we will go forward with the project.

Steve
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